Fishing rod holder with reel rest and drag



N. L. MENEGAY FISHING ROD HOLDER WITH REEL REST AND DRAG 4 5 9 l 5, l e m J Filed Feb. 5, 1951 Bnventor ZL.Menqgy Cttornegs Patented June l5, 1954 FISHING ROD HOLDER WITH AND DRAG REEL REST Norbert Menegay, Louisville, Ohio Application February 5, 1951, Serial No. 209,483

(Cl. l13-2LZ) 4 Claims.

The invention relates to holders for fishing rods, and more particularly to means thereon for holding the reel of the rod in upright position and for providing a drag upon the reel to prevent rapid unwinding of the line from the reel when desired.

It is an object of the invention to provide a fishing rod holder comprising a substantially horizontal rod having an eye at one end to engage the end of the hand-grip of a fishing rod and a fork spaced from the eye to receive a portion of the rod, above the reel, and a reel rest member mounted upon the rod between the eye and fork and having a socket to receive the finger grip of the reel seat, to hold the reel in upright position.

Another object is to provide such a rod holder in which the reel rest member is provided with means for providing a drag upon the reel.

A further object is to provide such a rod holder with a drag in the form of a spring member adapted to engage the crank handle of the reel.

A still further object is to provide a rod holder of the character referred to formed of two similar members adapted to be clamped together upon a support, and including a substantially horizontal rod carried thereby and carrying a socket for receiving the finger grip of the reel.

The above objects together with others which Will be apparent from the drawing and following description,

manner hereinafter described in detail and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a preferred embodiment of the fishing rod holder, showing a rod, with reel thereon, mounted in the holder and the spring drag applied to the crank handle of the reel;

Fig. 2 `a top plan in Fig. 1, with the from; and

Fig. 3 an end view of the rod holder shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Referring now to the preferred embodiment of the invention, as illustrated in the drawing, the fishing rod holder preferably comprises the two clamping members Ha, having the opposed, semispherical sockets |8a adapted to be clamped upon the ball I9a of the support 22a, as by the clamping screw a and nut 21a.

The fork |4a-I4a is formed of two parts, each being rigidly connected to, or integrally formed upon, one of the clamping members Ila, in the manner described in detail in my prior Patent No. 2,252,639, dated May 15, 1951.

view of the rod holder shown rod and reel removed there- Aformed of two One novel feature of this preferred embodiment of the invention, is' that the horizontal rod, for supporting the end of the shing rod, is not clamped between the clamping members, as in Fig. 1, but comprises two similar halves Ia-I 0a. one of which is shown as formed integrally upon each clamping member l 1a.

Preferably, the outer end portions of the two halves lila-wa, of this horizontal rod, may be tightly connected together, as by a screw or bolt Ib, as best shown in Fig. 1 and an eye I la is carried at the rear end of this horizontal rod, and, as shown in the drawings, may be formed of two similar halves I Ib-i Ib, one of which may be formed upon the rear end of each half Illa. 0f the horizontal rod.

The reel rest, indicated generally at 25a, is halves 25b-25b, one of which is formed integrally upon each half I 0a of the horizontal rod, and has the socket 30a therein.

One of the clamping members Ila has a lug 40, formed Vintegrally upon one side thereof, surrounding the clamping screw 20a and a washer 4| is placed around the screw, and between Vthe clamping nut 21a and the lug 40, and is adapted to clamp the U-shaped portion 42, of the` drag spring indicated generally at 43, against the end of said'lug.

The drag spring 43 has one or more convolutions or coils 45 formed therein forwardly of the lug 40, and then extends rearwardly, and downwardly, as at 46, and may have a tubular covering 41, of rubber or similar resilient material thereon.

When it is desired to mount a shing rod in the holder, the fishing rod, as indicated generally at |3a, is positioned in the holder, as shown in Fig. 1, the end portion of the hand grip 12a of the shing rod being received in the eye l la, the portion |5a of the fishing rod being received in the guide fork |4a|4a, the finger grip 31a, of the reel seat liaof the rod, being received in the socket 30a of the reel rest 25a.

The rearwardly and downwardly disposed portion 46 of the drag spring is then positioned across the nearest of the two handles 48 of the crank 49, of the reel 26a, holding the rod securely in position upon the drag upon the reel.

Depending upon the size or weight of the particular kind of sh for which the fisherman may be fishing, the drag spring 43 may be formed of spring wire of varied gauge and/or tension upon the same may be adjusted by the size and/or number of convolutions 45 therein, so as to provide any desired number oi pounds of frictional drag upon the reel.

It will be seen that in this preferred embodiment of the invention, the reel is held in upright position, by engagement of the iinger grip Sla in the socket 30a of the reel rest 25a, and by the frictional pressure or drag of the portion 46 of the drag spring 43 upon the reel, so that in trolling or the like the reel' has suiicient .frictional drag thereon 'that when a fish strikes thelure uponthe fish line 5U the reel rapidly, but at the same time :providing a, safety factor to prevent the line the lure is snagged upon a log, rock or the. like.

It will also be seen that with the rod'and reel held in this position upon thehol'der the reelmay be manually manipulated by the fisherman at any time he desires and if desired the rod may be quickly and easily removed from the holder by simplyA disengaging the spring 48 of the drag spring 'from the crank handles of the reel and lmanually removing the reel 'from the holder Vby grasping the hand grip i2a thereof.

Although the invention is illustrated and tde scribed in connection with means for attaching it to a boat, or other supporting means, itshould be understood that any suitable means `may be provided for mounting Ythe supporting Yrod insubs'tantially horizontal position, the invention primarily being concerned with a reel seat mounted will not be rapidly rotated. thus preventing the line from being paid out too' from tearing in case -upon a substantially horizontal supporting rod.

`I claim:

1. A shing rod holder comprising a support member, a ball port member, a pair of similar clamping memberswhaving opposed sockets Yin their lower -ends Afor adjustably receiving clamping said clamping members 'in adjusted positionupon the ball, means -at the -upper lendscf the-.Clamping -members' forming a 'rest vfor ashing rod, a substantially horizontal supportingbar formed of two 'similar lhalves, one oi ysaid -halves Jbeing A:formed integrally upon each clamping an eye carried vatfthe end of said fhorizontal supporting bar for receiving the -end of afshing rod, and a'reel rest upon said bar having a vertical socket therein for receivingthe nger gripfoithe reel seat of the fishing rod to hold the reel in upright position.

'2'. A fishing rod holder comprising a support member, a'ball rigidly mounted upon the support member, 4a -pair of similar clamping-members having opposed sockets in their lower ends Afor adjustably receiving the -ball, Vmeans l-for clampjing vsaid clamping members in adjusted Aposition Vuponrthe ball, means at the upper ends of the clamping members forming a rest 'for :a vfishing rod, a substantially horizontal supporting bar formed of two similar halves, -one-o'f -said halves being Aformed `integrally upon each ciamping member, an eye carried -at vthe end "of said-horimember,

rigidly mounted upon the supthe ball, means for zontal supporting bar for receiving the end of a iishing rod, and a reel rest upon said bar having a vertical socket therein for receiving the finger grip of the reel seat of the fishing rod to hold the reel in upright position, said eye and said reel rest each being formed in two halves, one of which Vis integrally formed upon each half of the horizontal supporting bar..

3. A shing rod holder comprising ,a `support member, a ball rigidly mounted upon the support member, a pair of similar clamping members having opposed sockets in their lower ends for adjustably ,receiving the ball, means for 4clamping said clampingV members in adjusted position upon the ball, means at the upper ends i ofthe clamping members forming a rest for a fishing rod, .a substantially horizontal supporting bar formed of two similar halves, one of said halves being formed integrally upon each clamping member, an eye carried at the end of said horizontal supporting .bar for receiving theend lof a fishing rod, and a .reel rest upon said bar having a verticalsocket :therein for receiving the finger .grip of nthe Vreel `seat ,of the fishing' rod to `hold the reel in vupright position, ,and a drag spring carried by said clamping means and arranged to frictionally contact the crank .handles of gthefreel.

14. A fishing rod holder comprising .1a .support member, a Y-fball rigidly :mounted upon :the support member, a pair of similar :clamping mem.- bers having opposed sockets in their'lower .ends kfor adjustably receiving .the ball, (means for clamping said clamping members in adjusted position upon :the ball, means .at `the, upper :ends ofthe clamping `members'.fnrr'ni-ng.a ,resti for .a shing rod, a supporting gbar :carried -by :the yclamping members. :and Alocated .substantially perpendicular thereto, fan .eye-upon the end. of v.the supporting bar for vireceiving the gend vofzaY fi'lshfing rod, .a reel crest upon said oar having a vertical l socket therein forl receiving the ngergrip of the freel :seat of the 4ishingrod, and .a ,drag spring` comprising .a .coil xed tto a clamping member and la Adownwardly :curved Yend vportion arranged tosenga'gefover the nearesticrankhandle nf the yreel and .extending downwardly `sbeyond said crankhandle *for eplacing .a rrictiona-l :drag .upon the reel-,and fior securely "holding fthe. -shingmod the holder.

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